Glenn Beck trashes India and Indians on PrimeTime

fiery enzyme · 18th January 2010, 19:56

For those of you who don't know who Glenn Beck is, he is a right wing nut with his own show on Fox news. He is what you would call someone people watch for his sheer far-fetchedness and Fox has found that it is a nice way of increasing their rating. Meaning, the more outrageous the more the ratings are. Obviously he is considered a joker by most of the public and except for a small population of fellow nuts(read O'Reilly), no one takes him seriously.

I used to watch him with the same amusement I would associate with a T-Rajender movie that is Until, THIS:

YouTube - India's Healthcare is Cheaper than America's! - Fox News Investigation - Glenn Beck Reports

I'm not writing anything about his ranting because I want to read your reactions especially US NRIs.

pranavt · 18th January 2010, 21:31

Fox news? Why would you subject yourself or anyone else to such drivel?

fiery enzyme · 18th January 2010, 22:00

Haha I don't watch it regularly. I watch the daily show and they did a segment on this and that led me to the Video.

aerohit · 18th January 2010, 23:29

American show, american host, american audience - why bother
The show was never intended for India.

Americans dont watch Indian TV shows, do they?

It is we who go after them, copy them, they dont come after us, or copy us, (due to this they may have an upper hand) and then we get offended by their views.

[btw everybody knows GB is a P.O.S.]

Now that GB's producer has quit his job lets see what happens in future -
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/...nbc_149002.asp

fiery enzyme · 19th January 2010, 00:38

Maybe. I have seen lots of ignorant references to India, but this is completely different man. This is outright slander.

Am I the only one who feels outraged?

prateekm · 19th January 2010, 00:43

I wish he said this and his office was located in India

What if healthcare is cheaper here? We do have hospitals that are advanced like the U.S. ones.

Some people can afford a Merc in US but not in India because of the HUGE price difference. Can we say that the Mercs we get here are better than the ones in US?

fiery enzyme · 19th January 2010, 00:49

Well Prateek, the fact is he got his facts wrong. Well technically maybe the average sal here is $1016, but how can he equate the salary in dollars globally? Plus the population itself offsets the average.

The point to be noted is how condescending he gets when most of the people in US are waking upto the fact the Indian, Chinese and the Brazilian economies are the ones who were able to weather out the recession and that India is a strong emerging economy.

Then there is the fact he actually calls Ganges a disease.

He doesn't even have a college education. Dumb****

shreeps · 19th January 2010, 01:12

Well I don't want to get down to the same level as him but he exemplifies a typical bigot who has absolutely no idea about the world outside his backyard and can't even be bothered to get his facts straight if they get in the way of expounding his viewpoint.

His rant is pretty much similar in tone and content to what one can hear in India from semi illiterate rabble-rousers that despise anything that does not conform to their idea of indianness and "rightness".

I guess I'd better stop here before I lead this thread into a full fledged political sling fest (besides, its against the rules here at team-bhp as well) :-)

fiery enzyme · 19th January 2010, 01:21

If you noticed he did his research. Only that it took him all of 40 seconds. lol.

vivekiny2k · 19th January 2010, 02:18

I haven't seen the video yet but if he saying india has cheap medical facilities I can definitely show him places which can rip him off as bad as american hospitals.

fiery enzyme · 19th January 2010, 02:26

Then you should definetly see the Video. He says a lot more than that. I'm sure he would be surprised if he knows we have Internet.

anekho · 19th January 2010, 02:39

Disgusting.

Well what can you expect from FOX? They'll do anything to get ratings. Things like these are what create bad rumours about India. Meh. He's just jealous of our rising economy.

He probably thinks we won't see the video since we probably don't even have internet, right?

Idiot. What a loser. Essentially he just embarrassed himself as most people understand that money has different value everywhere - you can do a lot more with a dollar here than there.

neofromcapone · 19th January 2010, 02:58

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. - Mohandas Gandhi

fiery enzyme · 19th January 2010, 03:31

hahaha good one .

prince_pervez · 19th January 2010, 07:02

Many don't know this but this channel and CNN are sponsored media channels which show what their masters want to show. Such shows are to increase viewer membership.
If they blame our health credibility and system its majorly because a fair amount of Indian medical professionals are practicing there are around the world. So if this show host considers their system good, its partly because of people who have gone there to earn a decent life.

There are extremely great setups here in India too. Columbia Asia and Cradle are examples where one feels he has come to a 5 star facility.

18th January 2010, 21:31	#2
pranavt Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,694 Thanked: 834 Times View My Garage	Fox news? Why would you subject yourself or anyone else to such drivel?
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18th January 2010, 22:00	#3
fiery enzyme BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: TN 01 Posts: 413 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Haha I don't watch it regularly. I watch the daily show and they did a segment on this and that led me to the Video.
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18th January 2010, 23:29	#4
aerohit BANNED Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: India Posts: 985 Thanked: 1,007 Times	American show, american host, american audience - why bother The show was never intended for India. Americans dont watch Indian TV shows, do they? It is we who go after them, copy them, they dont come after us, or copy us, (due to this they may have an upper hand) and then we get offended by their views. [btw everybody knows GB is a P.O.S.] Now that GB's producer has quit his job lets see what happens in future - http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/...nbc_149002.asp Last edited by aerohit : 18th January 2010 at 23:37.
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19th January 2010, 00:38	#5
fiery enzyme BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: TN 01 Posts: 413 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Maybe. I have seen lots of ignorant references to India, but this is completely different man. This is outright slander. Am I the only one who feels outraged?
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19th January 2010, 00:43	#6
prateekm BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai & BLR Posts: 790 Thanked: 554 Times	I wish he said this and his office was located in India What if healthcare is cheaper here? We do have hospitals that are advanced like the U.S. ones. Some people can afford a Merc in US but not in India because of the HUGE price difference. Can we say that the Mercs we get here are better than the ones in US?
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19th January 2010, 00:49	#7
fiery enzyme BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: TN 01 Posts: 413 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Well Prateek, the fact is he got his facts wrong. Well technically maybe the average sal here is $1016, but how can he equate the salary in dollars globally? Plus the population itself offsets the average. The point to be noted is how condescending he gets when most of the people in US are waking upto the fact the Indian, Chinese and the Brazilian economies are the ones who were able to weather out the recession and that India is a strong emerging economy. Then there is the fact he actually calls Ganges a disease. He doesn't even have a college education. Dumb**** Last edited by fiery enzyme : 19th January 2010 at 00:52.
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19th January 2010, 01:12	#8
shreeps BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 271 Thanked: 20 Times	Well I don't want to get down to the same level as him but he exemplifies a typical bigot who has absolutely no idea about the world outside his backyard and can't even be bothered to get his facts straight if they get in the way of expounding his viewpoint. His rant is pretty much similar in tone and content to what one can hear in India from semi illiterate rabble-rousers that despise anything that does not conform to their idea of indianness and "rightness". I guess I'd better stop here before I lead this thread into a full fledged political sling fest (besides, its against the rules here at team-bhp as well) :-)
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19th January 2010, 01:21	#9
fiery enzyme BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: TN 01 Posts: 413 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	If you noticed he did his research. Only that it took him all of 40 seconds. lol.
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19th January 2010, 02:18	#10
vivekiny2k Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: cincinnati, jabalpur,chennai Posts: 1,264 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	I haven't seen the video yet but if he saying india has cheap medical facilities I can definitely show him places which can rip him off as bad as american hospitals.
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19th January 2010, 02:26	#11
fiery enzyme BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: TN 01 Posts: 413 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Then you should definetly see the Video. He says a lot more than that. I'm sure he would be surprised if he knows we have Internet.
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19th January 2010, 02:39	#12
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,997 Thanked: 685 Times	Disgusting. Well what can you expect from FOX? They'll do anything to get ratings. Things like these are what create bad rumours about India. Meh. He's just jealous of our rising economy. He probably thinks we won't see the video since we probably don't even have internet, right? Idiot. What a loser. Essentially he just embarrassed himself as most people understand that money has different value everywhere - you can do a lot more with a dollar here than there. Last edited by anekho : 19th January 2010 at 02:46.
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19th January 2010, 02:58	#13
neofromcapone BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 420 Thanked: 483 Times	My2 cents OR shall I say mera do paisa First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. - Mohandas Gandhi
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19th January 2010, 03:31	#14
fiery enzyme BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: TN 01 Posts: 413 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	hahaha good one .
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19th January 2010, 07:02	#15
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,211 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	Many don't know this but this channel and CNN are sponsored media channels which show what their masters want to show. Such shows are to increase viewer membership. If they blame our health credibility and system its majorly because a fair amount of Indian medical professionals are practicing there are around the world. So if this show host considers their system good, its partly because of people who have gone there to earn a decent life. There are extremely great setups here in India too. Columbia Asia and Cradle are examples where one feels he has come to a 5 star facility. Last edited by prince_pervez : 19th January 2010 at 07:04.
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